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October 31, 2007 7:53 AM PDT

LG's phone concept, complete with alien powers

by John Chan
(Credit: LG)

Everyone seems to be jumping into touchscreens after the huge success of the iPhone, as seen in the HTC Touch and Nokia's Series60 touchscreen version. And now it seems that LG's in on it too.

The picture here shows a concept design of the LG Touch, a mobile phone and PDA with an equally cool docking station. Like the Prada phone from the same company, this concept handset has no noticeable protrusions, which makes it look like a small monolith. It has a secondary LCD along its top edge that displays essential information like new message alerts. The docking station not only lets you sync and charge, but also displays a virtual keyboard for data entry.

For some reason, this concept device has green lights running around the handset. Even the wires on the headset is not spared from the neon invasion. It's as if Kryptonite has been pumped into the handset for power--Superman should steer clear and go for a Samsung instead. All in all, it's a very pretty concept, though we don't see anything really useful or groundbreaking about the ideas. As Apple has clearly shown, anyone can make something look good, but interface design is the killer app.

(Source: Crave Asia)

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What ??????
by DuckInA.Pond October 31, 2007 1:28 PM PDT
I thought LG came up with a touchscreen before Apple... the LG Prada. Why does Apple always get all the glory?
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Following the iphone? I don't think so!
by ketanc November 1, 2007 3:09 AM PDT
Actually HTC has been patiently perfecting the touch screen concept for many years and any number of Windows mobile and pocket PC devices for just as long. 4 or 5 years ago i owned the Motorola A008 touch screen flip phone. Excellent for its time considering this was pre 3G. I don't even think that was the first even. What apple does great is not actualy cutting edge technology, but taking existing technology and give it good design and usability with good interfaces. They don't invent new tecnology just implement it better, and all credit for doing it. The credit for introducing the touch screen concept I'm afraid belongs to some one else. I think it may be Alcatel but someone else may know the history of mobile phones and could come up with the answer.
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